Supporting bracket



1,454,662 P. 1 WILBUR SUPPORT ING BRACKET May 8, 1923.

Filed Aug. 11, 1920 Patented May 8, 1923.

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PETER L. WILBUR, OF TUCKAHOE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 AMPYR MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, INC., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F YORK.

SUBPORTING BRACKET.

Application filed August 11, 1920. Serial No. 402,923.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER L. WILBpR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Tuckahoe, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Supporting Brackets, of which the followlng 1s a specification.

This invention relates to brackets to which articles may be detachably connected to support the same by the brackets, as from a wall or the like, and it is the object of the invention to provide an improved bracket for this purpose which is novel, slmple and cheap in construction and eiiicient in use, and to means to vbe attached to the -article to cooperate with the bracket to support the article from the bracket.

vWhile I have shown in the drawing a bracket which is particularly adapted. for supporting a re extinguisher of a syrlnge type in a vertical position from a wall or the like, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the detachable supporting of a lire extinguisher and that various articles may be arranged to be detachably connected to and supported by the bracket.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 1S a front elevation of a :lire extinguisher supported by the bracket shown in dotted lmes.

Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the bracket fixed to ,a support, as al wall,vand showing the manner of detachably supporting an article, thereby.

Figure 3 is a view looking at the top of Figure 1, partly in section, to show the manner of adapting the means to a containenof a fire extinguisher and the manner in which said means cooperates with the bracket to detachably connect the extinguisher to the bracket.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bracket.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detailed view to show the manner of connecting an article to the bracket and'the means to releasably lock the article to the bracket;

Figure 6 is an end elevation of a detall showin a modified form of the bracket.

Simiir characters of reference designate like arts throughout the diii'erent views of the rawng.

The embodiment ofthe invention sh'own in the drawing comprises a plateI of sheet metal, designated in a general way by 7, this plate being bent to form outwardly bulging portions 8, 9 with the extremities of the plate and the portion between the bulged portions extending substantially in the same plane and adapted to lie contiguous to the support upon which the bracket is to be mounted such as a wall as s hown at 10, and such portions provided with perforations 11 for the engagement of securing means, as screws 12. The bulged portions 8, 9 are provided with openings 13, the openings being'of greater width at one end portion than at the other end as shown.

To detachably connect an article to and support the same from the bracket, the aticle, shown in the present instance as a fire extinguisher, is provided with studs or knobs 14 in equidistant spaced relation to the openings 13 in the bracket, fastened to the container of the extinguisher or other-a1'- ticle to be supported by the bracket, in a suitable maner and shown as riveted to the container as'at 15, Figure 3.

The cross sectional dimensions of the studs are such as to permit of the passageof the heads through the large portion of the openings 13, and the reducedportion below the heads to engage and have free movement in the portion of the openings of less width with the heads to engage at the rear of the lateral walls of the reduced portion of the openings thereby preventing the studs from being pulled out from the front of the open-v ings by the-weight of the article. To prevent vibration or chattering of the article in the support, the portion of the studs engage the reduced. portion of the openings 13 in the bracket is in the form of an annular recess which is of a width substantially the same as the thickness of the metal of the bracket, the opposite walls of this recess forming shoulders engaging opposite faces of the bracket and thereby firmly holding the article supported by the bracket against forward or backward movement.

To releasably lock the article to the bracket4 to prevent accidental dislodgement of the studs from the bracket openings, as by a sudden jar or otherwise, a resilient locking member in the form of a spring detent 16 is ixed at one end in the rear of the bulged portion 8 with the free end provided with a projection 17 and extending to a point above the portion of the opening of reduced width in position to engage over the head of the stud when the stud is engaging said portion of the opening. Vhile this locking member will prevent the accidental movement ot' the stud in th openings as by a sudden jar or the like, the article may be readily detached from the bracket.

To steady an article supported by the bracket against lateral movement fingers 18 projecting laterally in opposite directions and slightly forward from the bracket are arranged to engage opposite portions of the article. These fingers are preferably located at the base. ot the bulged portion 8 and may be constructed integral with the material of the bracket. l'lowever, this is not essential as they may be constructed separate from the plate of the bracket and secured thereto, and in Figure 6 I have shown such an arrangement, the iingers being formed ot and consisting ot' a separate niember fastened to the bracket by the means for fastening the detent 16 thereto.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a bracket, a plate formed with bulged portions with the extremities of the vplate and the portion between the bulged portions extending in the saine plane, openings in the bnlged portions having portions ot' different widths, fingers projecting laterally and forward of the plate, and a detent arranged in the rear of the opening in the bracket for the purpose specified.

2. The combinations withv an article having headed studs, ot a supporting bracket for the article comprising a plate having bulged portions with openingsotl diii'erent widths for the passage of headed studs and the engagement ot' the studs, lingers projecting laterally and forwardly ot' the plate to enibrace opposite portions of the article sup ported by the bracket, and a locking member connected to the rear face of a bul-ged portion ot' the plate, and co-operating with the stud to releasably retain the studs in the opening.

Signed at New York city, in the county and State of New York, this 13th day ot' July, 1920.

PETER L. WILBUR. 

